1. Rian David Lindell was born on January 20,1977 and is an American former professional football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
26 Facts About Rian Lindell
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Rian Lindell later attended Mountain View High School, where he played as a placekicker, tight end and defensive end in football, receiving All-league honors on special teams and defense as a senior.
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Rian Lindell lettered in baseball, playing as a pitcher and receiving All-state honors as a third baseman in his senior season.
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Rian Lindell was named the starter as a sophomore, on a team that included quarterback Ryan Leaf, finishing with a school record 58 extra points scored, while making 12 out of 17 field goals.
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Rian Lindell played in the 1998 Rose Bowl at the end of his sophomore season, losing to a Michigan team that included future NFL players Brian Griese, Tom Brady and Charles Woodson.
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Rian Lindell became a three-year starter and finished fourth on the school's career scoring list.
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Rian Lindell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2000 NFL draft.
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Rian Lindell lost the placekicker job after competing with Tim Seder and was waived before the season started.
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The Seahawks decided not to match the offer and lost Rian Lindell without receiving any compensation.
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Rian Lindell was generally regarded as having a stronger but slightly less accurate leg than Hollis.
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On November 26,2006, Rian Lindell kicked the game-winning field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars to complete Buffalo's upset over Jacksonville.
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On Sunday, December 2,2007, Rian Lindell kicked a game-winning field goal against the Washington Redskins.
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When kicking the game-winning field goal, Rian Lindell was "iced" twice by Washington head coach Joe Gibbs, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Washington, making the field goal 15 yards shorter.
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Later, in week 11 of the season, Rian Lindell missed a 47-yard field goal with 38 seconds left.
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On December 9,2007, Rian Lindell set the record for the most consecutive field goals made in Buffalo Bills history.
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Rian Lindell had played in all 64 games for the Bills since 2003 and holds a Bills record with 83.04 field goal percentage.
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On November 29,2009, Rian Lindell successfully made a 56-yard field goal against rivals Miami Dolphins.
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On November 7,2010, Rian Lindell had an extra point blocked against the Chicago Bears, ending his streak at 321 successful extra points, an NFL record for most consecutive extra points to start a career.
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On September 25,2011, Rian Lindell booted two field goals against the Patriots, including a 28-yard game winner to give the Bills their first win in 15 games vs the Patriots.
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On November 6,2011, Rian Lindell injured his shoulder while trying to trip up New York Jets running back Joe McKnight.
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On February 7,2012, the Bills announced that Rian Lindell had agreed to a four-year contract for $10 million.
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Rian Lindell left as the most accurate field goal kicker, second in franchise history in scoring and broke team records by connecting on 18 straight field goals and 225 consecutive extra-point attempts.
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Rian Lindell made 23 out of 29 field goals with a long one of 54 yards.
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Rian Lindell is a fan of baseball's St Louis Cardinals.
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Rian Lindell was a part of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity in college.
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Rian Lindell is a physical education teacher and a football coach at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Washington.